In Greek mythology, Danaus (;"Danaos". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Danaós) may refer to the following individuals:

Danaus, king of Libya and father of the Danaides.Apollodorus, 2.1.5 Danaus, a soldier in the army of the Seven Against Thebes.Statius, Thebaid 10.315 Danaus, father of Argus, one of the Argonauts and builder of the Argo.Hyginus, Fabulae 14.5 Otherwise, his son was called the child of ArestorApollonius of Rhodes, 1.112 or of Polybus and Argia.Hyginus, Fabulae 14 Danaus, father of Phocus who was counted among the Achaean Leaders.Hyginus, Fabulae 97

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